How many times have you ever thought to yourself, “my feet must be taking a beating” or “I need to take better care of my feet?” I’m willing to bet the only time is has ever crossed your mind is when you slowed down to take a rest and your feet started throbbing, right?

We pretty much ignore our feet and expect them to get us from point A to B, everyday without giving them any thought or consideration. If we do work them a little harder than usual we expect them to heal and be ready to go the next day. Is this really how you should be healing plantar fasciitis and foot pain?

As with most repetitive strain injuries, plantar fasciitis is a nagging and sometimes debilitating condition where most sufferers ignore any advice given to them, which can sometimes be good or bad. We may very well come to the hard realization that you absolutely need a good deal of rest, icing and stretching to finally beat this condition.

Many of my personal training clients have expressed to me, “I’ve tried everything” but in fact the majority of them were just waiting for the pain to go away somehow magically and for it to heal on its own. Well, we all know where waiting for something to happen will get you.

Of all the self-treatment alternatives and methods, icing, resting and stretching tend to be foremost choice. Of course, with any self-treatment methods, if you don’t put in a good effort or perform these techniques improperly, your results will vary and most likely fail. If incorporated and followed correctly you can cure your plantar fasciitis and foot pain.

If you want to make sure you do justice to effectively beat plantar fasciitis, you will want to adhere strictly to rest, ice, stretching and specific foot exercise techniques – quite frequently! The sheer degree of rest and icing that you will have to commit to may sometimes feel overwhelming and often inconvenient; the stretching portion will seem less of an inconvenience.

It’s important to note that if you perform any stretches or exercises for plantar fasciitis the wrong way or take advice from someone who has no experience treating plantar fasciitis, then you may be doing more harm than good. The sooner you decide to take action to fully recover from plantar fasciitis, the quicker you’re recovery will be.